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The
Diack Family Oregon Ecology Education Program provides a system of grants,
awards, and resources that are distributed to teachers and other youth
leaders in Oregon to encourage them to involve youth in field based
ecology.
In awarding grants, emphasis is placed on regular field study by children
of living things, using scientific-based processes at an easily accessible
site. Of particular concern is the extent to which the children will
see that their work is important to their community. The grant
committee considers elements such as the projects use of good educational
and scientific methods, its age appropriateness for the children, whether
the project involves more than identification of plants and animals, how
the project integrates other school subjects into the activities, whether
the children's observations will lead to conclusions to be presented for a
specific purpose.
The first step for a grant is making
an on-line application.
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